I desert raced 500’s for years, geared and tires to go 110mph. I bought a new 2001 kx500 and two years later realized I was too old to race anymore. In 2008 I bought a brand new kx450 and began racing again and winning races for 10 more years. I finally quit for good after a destroyed wrist on my 2016 ktm450. The KX 500 is a beast of a bike that will wear you to your bones. 450’s are so easy to ride, it makes me have mad respect for all real men who ran open class on the big 2 stokes back in the day. Thanks for the video.
You make a lot of sense. I never owned any 2 stroke 500's but have a 2001 kx 250. Everyone is saying that it's easy to be fast on a new 450. Handling is great, power is smooth and accessible at any rpm.
I bought a kx 500 when I was 16 and rebuilt it with my step dead we finished in the middle of winter so I studded the tires up and rode it on the frozen bay in Keswick Ontario. It would outrun mach 800 triples in a quarter mile just about every time. It was an absolute beast of a bike and I was just small but I got it done . Years later I drove my little brothers yz85 and spun out hit a tree and broke my back 🤣 never wiped out on a big bike . Broke my L1 L2 punched a hole in my kidney and cracked my pelvis. 3 weeks later I tied my crutches to the bars and was back out riding my mum hated me for that .
I had a YZ 490 that was like that. It was a powerhouse adrenaline rush every time. Never lacked the ability to scare the shit outa ya if you cracked the throttle too quickly lol.
@@stevejames9510 wtf do you mean? Im talking about medical helicopters, and helicopters that save people from waters, mountains and such, this was not a joke.
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Back in the late 90s my father was a mechanic for a couple of the racers in the baja 500, within a couple hours of the race one of them crashed and totaled the bike and the other crashed and broke his leg. My dad ended up racing for the once guy he was riding a kx 500 and said they’d be pinned doing over 100mph for hours on end. He always tells me about how he’ll never forget the sound of a trophy truck coming up behind him and how it completely drowned out the sound of the bike.. scared him to dead
@@patricksheehy1762 What year is your KTM-150? I have a 2011 KTM-300xc and in 5th & 6th gear pegged I get alot of head shake at high speed. It's the XC model so no speedometer.
@@throttlejockey3366 lol been riding bikes since I was 8 on a Honda trail 70. So 50 years now. I've ridden 2 smoke 500's. They pull like mad but you're whole post is about top speed and what I just wrote is not bullshit. Sure with odometer error my 150 was probably doing 68 and my friends 300 probably 86 maybe 87. How long have you been riding. If I just compare my 2000 R1 to my friends 2009 fuel injected ZX10 there is no comparison. His bike walks all over my older carbureted R1. Oh and you're right I probably exaggerated about my friends 300"s cruising speed. When were on dirt roads he cruises at around 75. My 150 has been bro 72 though but it was screaming.
@@jeff40 150 is a 2017 buddies 300 is XCW is 2016. He has steering stabilizer and he balances his front wheel. We have our bikes plated and do some dual purpose. My 150 is screaming at 70 mph so I rarely peg it like that. Maybe 1/4 on highway to next exit. Selling it to get new tpi 300 or might consider xcw350
I used to race in tarmac speed hill climbs on a KX500 and was clocked at 107mph in the Isle of Man between Ramsey and the Bungalow (uphill) with calibrated equipment. It was fun! largest sprocket possible on the gearbox output shaft and smallest sprocket on the rear wheel, bike fitted with 17" wheels.
@@GreenChronicles561pretty sure they top out at 90mph as my kdx tops out stock gearing around 75-80mph in 6th n my modified one I hit 90mph on dirt 105ish on tarmac n also a 87yz250 will do 80 stock aswell
Had a couple of the green 500's from new, maybe 300 hours seat time now. Vibration never bothered me. Still got my '04 . And both my '97 and my current KX500 both came with full factory spares kits in a factory cardboard box. Thanks for the clip. Short shifting is the key to a good day out on a KX500. Lovely bike to ride , they get along OK.
I had a KX500 for more than a decade. Short shifting is the key to riding this bike in woods and tighter stuff. Even though it's a 2 stroke it still has massive torque down low. Just keep it in 2nd gear, use a little clutch, and keep it moving through the woods and fields and you will seldom have to shift. 2nd - 3rd is all you need.
Great video dude, I have a KXF250 2018 model, love the Kawasaki’s, but England at the moment is in lockdown near enough everywhere so can’t get out on it. Watching your videos makes me jealous that you can still ride ha. Keep up the great videos 💪
I miss my old 2stroke. I ride my 2006 crf450r. Its still fresh as hell. Makes me giggle still. At least this video ain't SENSORED. 😆 Love the sound of that 500. Ripper for sure. Stay safe
I used to race moto-X and trail ride and hill climb a 1987 KX500 I loved that bike. I actually dropped a couple teeth off the back sprocket to widen that gear box out and increase top speed a little bit.
Talk about vibration.. I had a 74 kawi H2, set up for road racing.. your arms would go numb after about 45 seconds of riding.. roll on wheelies in basically every gear.
I had a 69 500 3cyl. Kawasaki. Back in the 70's. Bad ass bikes. Specialist 2 chambers on it that were built by Gary Shumach in Hollywood, Ca. Miss that sound.
My best friends dad growing up had an I.T 490 He would let us ride when we were like 14-15 years old. Looking back at it as an adult im thinkin " I can't believe he let us on that fucker " never crashed it tho that thing was honestly scary.
I also had an 85 kx500 at 14. The bike was literally too scary to disrespect! You knew not to mess with it....that bike was riding you not you riding it lol. Disrespect the bike and it will let you know very quickly who's in charge. They are real monsters!
I'm happy with a 125. Never had a chance to run a 500. Don't think I want to. They are absolute animals. But to watch someone that's got the cajones, it's awesome.
zach, dont be afraid to rev the two stroke. during your test, you were shifting it like a four stroke and it was definitely not giving its best. would be interesting to redo the test, but this time wringing its neck ! a great video.
🌟Extremely awesome bike my friend & definitely demands respect. Never had a chance get one ! Torque monster , had a CR 500 many moons ago & was in a near fatal car crash, had to sell during 3 year recovery, wasn't fair to the bike . When't to quads ,350 banshee & 500 Quadzilla . Them KX & CR's goes for a small fortune now days $$$$ in poor shape. Amazing bike & my favorite color out of the too. safe travels dude🏍😎
I had 2 KX 500s. A 2004 and a 1985 model. They would both top out about 80. My 1985 Husky XC500 would run 97 in 5th gear, and it had one more gear to go. I ran out of smooth dirt road before I ran out of gears.
I bought a brand new KX500 back in '04, the last year of them. That bike was a blast to ride, but you had to be very careful with it. If the dirt was dry, it would get a lot of wheel spin, but then if you hit a spot that was moist and tacky, it would suddenly get traction and the front end would come up without warning. And you're right, it pulls just as hard in 5th gear as it does in 2nd, it's crazy. I mostly rode it in wide open fields because you run out of room really quick doing 70+ mph so small areas were no good for riding it, needed a lot of space. The vibration was horrible, but the bike was so much fun I didn't care about that too much. I sold it in '08 to get a dual sport bike and regret selling it to this day!
It still doesn't make sense to me why they don't make these anymore. Or anything two stroke really. It must have something to do with emitions because theres no other reason to get rid of em.
That's a fast bike be careful don't be afraid of it but respect it and be loose on it if you stay all tense and nervous it's gonna get you , I know ! My Suzuki TS 250 J Savage would pull all the way to 70 mph and top out at 90 mph hella bike and comfortable feeling too
No, sadly it closed around 2001. Shortly thereafter Mr. Pope passed away and the kids sold off a big chunk for development. Now we have to go to Rocky Ridge North of Decatur to trail ride or enduros or to Twin Hills at Lake Bridgeport. Lots of great memories at the Flyin P !
Oh yeah, we used to go out there a lot, back in the '90's before it closed down. Man I was so sad to see it go! Seems like they had at least two practice tracks, and of course tons of trails and a few good steep hills too. I had a '91 DR350 back then. After that, for years we didn't have a good place to ride around here, so we would just go to Colorado and Utah to ride on vacation (which is awesome by the way). I rode at Bridgeport once a few years ago. Then discovered Central Texas Off-Road down near Salido, Tx, near Temple. It's a members only thing, but visitors can ride three times a year or you can join. They have 3500 acres with several very good trail loops of various difficulty. Also some extremely tough single track hill climbs on the black diamond loops.
If your thinking of videos I’m pretty sure all of us wouldn’t mind a couple more track days on the beast. I got a 88 cr500 and now I’m looking for a kx500.
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I had an '04 that I bought new back then. It's really not that hard to kick, you just can't fool around, you have to really kick it through hard, sort of like trying to kick start the old early '80's big bore four-strokes, like a DR500 or XR600. Those are actually a little harder to kick really.
30 years ago I had a 1988 YZ490 Boysen reeds TTS oil hot plug sports air filter a I think 48 tooth rear sprocket and a 15 tooth on front, in Oz a friend had a radar gun and clocked the bike at 111 mph which is 180 kph...
I had a '88 KX500, called it the Mighty Green Dragon. Geared it down for trail riding, that just made it more violent. I think the 125 and the 500 had about 5 pounds in weight difference, big difference in power.
Some genious kid converted a 6.7 cummins into a poppet valved loop charged spark ignited 2 stroke running methanol/ethanol and it make a racket and 1150 hp! i got an 8v92 2 stroke and a small block 4l johnson side oiller 2 stroke and XD-100 BRP is not cheap for the both of them. My OMC wankle rotary burs the same oil at 40:1 thought but brp xd-100 is the best oil for my detroit 2 stroke, 4L small block and rotary though.
I remember in the early 80s George Jobe and a few other pro riders geared the bike to over 120mph on the beach in Southern England, some say one got near 135mph on a ktm500
The KX500s vibrate WAY more than the CR500s. The Honda handles way better too, more like a 250. The KX handles like a tugboat. As a desert rider/racer my 2000 CR500 I machined the case saver and did two up on the front and three down on the back gear. You don't even want to know what MPH it did if you think that was fast LOL. Heavily modified motor as well.
You know Larry Roesler is watching this chuckling to himself right now........80 wholeeeeeeee miles per hour eh? Pffffffffffttttttt!!!! Nothing better than the two stroke big bores, well done!
My 89 kx500 factory sprockets right off the show room floor ran 105 mph. It's had a history of being stolen but 2 yrs later recoverd it, in the process of restoring it as of today. Hard to find parts for it in some circumstances.
Looking to get a dirt bike. I just have one question. How does this compare to my supersports 600cc? Yamaha r6. Obv my bike has the top end, but in terms of low end torque and pull. I would probably get a 250 4 stroke, but I just want to know. Thankyou
Hell yea boy!!!!!! I dont care what anyone says. 2 strokes are the best things ever and a 500cc 2 stroke of any brand is badass. Ive only been on a few and they omly had 4 gears and the seat was like a couch. But yea you cannot have any more fun on earth than on a dirtbike. I like quads too , dont get me wrong, a banshee is a dream too. Ride em boys and wring em out!!!!
I had the luxury to ride a '04 450exr for a few days at Glamis one year, and another trip got to ride the badass kx500 for a few days aswell both with paddle tire of course. If you want to go fast ride a KTM 4 stroke, the KX500 is fun but I kept on trying to hit that phantom next gear that just wasn't there ' great moto-x bike though.
I miss my KX500. Power valve makes the power so much more manageable than my CR500's. Far less vibration as well. I managed to get my KX500 up to 86mph in my top speed video.
That's so true. I rode a CR500 years ago and the power curve was a bit scary. But I had an '04 KX500 that was very manageable because of the power valve. It felt like just tons of power throughout the rev range without any crazy hit, but still, as light as it was with all that power, it still pulled extremely hard. Every dirt bike I've ridden since then feels very tame and smooth in comparison. Lol
There has to be more. My 80 KTM 420MC (actually a Penton) has been clocked at 95 with a quarter throttle left. Scary no matter what you ride, to be sure. Love the big 2 strokes!
I used to have a 1975 250 Can Am and it topped out at 85. It beat a 1970 440 challenger in the 1/8 mile. It would pull a wheelie in all 5 gears. One day I popped the gas to it at 50 mph in 3rd gear and the front wheel shot up and I almost went all the way over at 50 mph. It was a street legal bike. I'm a transplanted Texan in the Pacific Northwest.
If you don't own a 500. "It's a 500 thing you wouldn't understand" The easiest wat to explain it is this. Most guys that ride 500's need that extra power to carry there huge balls.
I had a 2001 KX500 i bought to ride in the desert...I live in AZ .....I got mine up 83 mph once .....the thing scared the shit out of me and i sold it 8 months later knowing if i kept it i would get dead or hurt bad. I only used 3 gears 2nd 3rd and 4th ....
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I desert raced 500’s for years, geared and tires to go 110mph.
I bought a new 2001 kx500 and two years later realized I was too old to race anymore.
In 2008 I bought a brand new kx450 and began racing again and winning races for 10 more years. I finally quit for good after a destroyed wrist on my 2016 ktm450.
The KX 500 is a beast of a bike that will wear you to your bones.
450’s are so easy to ride, it makes me have mad respect for all real men who ran open class on the big 2 stokes back in the day.
Thanks for the video.
Cool Story..I enjoyed it....Your a Beast Mode Rider for sure..👍🇺🇸
You make a lot of sense. I never owned any 2 stroke 500's but have a 2001 kx 250. Everyone is saying that it's easy to be fast on a new 450. Handling is great, power is smooth and accessible at any rpm.
You still have the KX500? Lol
Good stuff man
I bought a kx 500 when I was 16 and rebuilt it with my step dead we finished in the middle of winter so I studded the tires up and rode it on the frozen bay in Keswick Ontario. It would outrun mach 800 triples in a quarter mile just about every time. It was an absolute beast of a bike and I was just small but I got it done . Years later I drove my little brothers yz85 and spun out hit a tree and broke my back 🤣 never wiped out on a big bike . Broke my L1 L2 punched a hole in my kidney and cracked my pelvis. 3 weeks later I tied my crutches to the bars and was back out riding my mum hated me for that .
what a beast of a dirtbike, it still had some speed left in it
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These things sound so ridiculous for a two stroke
Yeah bro nobody ever wanted to take them to their limit 😂
I've been riding for 15 years and my KX500 never fails to scare the shit out of me every time I throw a leg over it.
So long as it stay's that way you have a chance to live!
I had a YZ 490 that was like that. It was a powerhouse adrenaline rush every time.
Never lacked the ability to scare the shit outa ya if you cracked the throttle too quickly lol.
Thats how i feel about a kx250 i dont even know why they thought a 500 was needed beyond just straight why not
I can relate....scares you shitless EVERYTIME...😂
Top speed????....how Big is your balls boy.....that's the question.....sprockets....jetting....race fuel.....
Knew it had to be a fellow Texan....btw the 4 dislikes ....your neighbors. 😂
lmao 66 now.. alot of Haters bro.
😂😂😎
@@nojabjonny 103 now
@@thesonofthegrimreaper1992 He must be ripping it up now ! 🙂
@@nojabjonny That KX is sweet ,yeah lots of haters lol .
20% of throotle on this thing, and you will go: FIIIIIIIIAAAAUMMM
Only dirt bike that ever scared the bejesus out of me.
Why
Cr500 is way faster :)
@@aanemahboles1859 oh no its not!!
@@victoroneill4381 bro i’ve literally rode both bikes
@@aanemahboles1859 ive owned both still got the kx the kx is definitely faster...easy
When the KX500 left the factory they want to kill humans, they are like helicopters..... BORN to kill.
Lmao. The banshee wishes it could compare
Helicopters has saved alot of people aswell
@@kaldstart Never post again, you have no sense of humor.
@@stevejames9510 wtf do you mean? Im talking about medical helicopters, and helicopters that save people from waters, mountains and such, this was not a joke.
Weird how planes were popular after ww1 and helis became popular after vietnam lol. War changes world
You know it’s fast when your own bike you’ve owned for X amount of time is still leaving you speachless
Had a 400 2stroke Husqvarna back in the day, 39yrs ago. Same crazy pull all threw the gears. I loved it.
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Back in the late 90s my father was a mechanic for a couple of the racers in the baja 500, within a couple hours of the race one of them crashed and totaled the bike and the other crashed and broke his leg. My dad ended up racing for the once guy he was riding a kx 500 and said they’d be pinned doing over 100mph for hours on end. He always tells me about how he’ll never forget the sound of a trophy truck coming up behind him and how it completely drowned out the sound of the bike.. scared him to dead
They all do around 80 top end that’s just the way they are geared
Lol my ktm 150 I've had to 72 on the highway. My buddies ktm 300 cruises at 90. Old technology I guess. New 300s will blow that away
@@patricksheehy1762 you have no idea about technology i guess,orherwise you wouldn’t write bullshits around
@@patricksheehy1762 What year is your KTM-150? I have a 2011 KTM-300xc and in 5th & 6th gear pegged I get alot of head shake at high speed. It's the XC model so no speedometer.
@@throttlejockey3366 lol been riding bikes since I was 8 on a Honda trail 70. So 50 years now. I've ridden 2 smoke 500's. They pull like mad but you're whole post is about top speed and what I just wrote is not bullshit. Sure with odometer error my 150 was probably doing 68 and my friends 300 probably 86 maybe 87. How long have you been riding. If I just compare my 2000 R1 to my friends 2009 fuel injected ZX10 there is no comparison. His bike walks all over my older carbureted R1. Oh and you're right I probably exaggerated about my friends 300"s cruising speed. When were on dirt roads he cruises at around 75. My 150 has been bro 72 though but it was screaming.
@@jeff40 150 is a 2017 buddies 300 is XCW is 2016. He has steering stabilizer and he balances his front wheel. We have our bikes plated and do some dual purpose. My 150 is screaming at 70 mph so I rarely peg it like that. Maybe 1/4 on highway to next exit. Selling it to get new tpi 300 or might consider xcw350
I miss my kx500, that thing was absolutely insane. Might as well be marketed as a unicycle because you can't keep the front wheel on the ground
Lol
True that
YEEESSS full props Bro thanks for bringing us more 500 vids.
I used to race in tarmac speed hill climbs on a KX500 and was clocked at 107mph in the Isle of Man between Ramsey and the Bungalow (uphill) with calibrated equipment. It was fun! largest sprocket possible on the gearbox output shaft and smallest sprocket on the rear wheel, bike fitted with 17" wheels.
Sounds like fun. This bike still had plenty of gear. You could actually hear it. There’s no way it topped out at 80mph
What gearing did u have on it?
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@@GreenChronicles561pretty sure they top out at 90mph as my kdx tops out stock gearing around 75-80mph in 6th n my modified one I hit 90mph on dirt 105ish on tarmac n also a 87yz250 will do 80 stock aswell
Had a couple of the green 500's from new, maybe 300 hours seat time now. Vibration never bothered me. Still got my '04 . And both my '97 and my current KX500 both came with full factory spares kits in a factory cardboard box. Thanks for the clip. Short shifting is the key to a good day out on a KX500. Lovely bike to ride , they get along OK.
I had a KX500 for more than a decade. Short shifting is the key to riding this bike in woods and tighter stuff. Even though it's a 2 stroke it still has massive torque down low. Just keep it in 2nd gear, use a little clutch, and keep it moving through the woods and fields and you will seldom have to shift. 2nd - 3rd is all you need.
been watching since the early yz vids! i love your content and dirt bikes keep up the good work!
Cant stop watching this since it’s been posted! It’s that bike is amazing and such a beast! I miss riding in the winter
Had a kx500 in my 20s and just bought another one at 50 years old to ride with my son. Those bikes are beasts.
Great video dude, I have a KXF250 2018 model, love the Kawasaki’s, but England at the moment is in lockdown near enough everywhere so can’t get out on it. Watching your videos makes me jealous that you can still ride ha. Keep up the great videos 💪
this looks like heaven the atmosphere and where u rode was amazing
the sound of two strokes always remind me of playing Vice City as a kid, the two stroke dual sport on that game was my favorite bike
I miss my old 2stroke. I ride my 2006 crf450r. Its still fresh as hell. Makes me giggle still. At least this video ain't SENSORED. 😆 Love the sound of that 500. Ripper for sure. Stay safe
Damn for a small youtuber you have some good quality videos! Keep it up man
I used to race moto-X and trail ride and hill climb a 1987 KX500 I loved that bike. I actually dropped a couple teeth off the back sprocket to widen that gear box out and increase top speed a little bit.
Talk about vibration.. I had a 74 kawi H2, set up for road racing.. your arms would go numb after about 45 seconds of riding.. roll on wheelies in basically every gear.
I had a 69 500 3cyl. Kawasaki. Back in the 70's. Bad ass bikes. Specialist 2 chambers on it that were built by Gary Shumach in Hollywood, Ca. Miss that sound.
best sounding 2 stroke i have heard so far
Absolutely my favorite dirt bike I ever owned. It never ran out of power. My other favorite was my KH 750.
Still waiting for him to drive like he has a pair….
Love these bikes
For us European people, that’s around 130 km/h :)
Yeeeeeeah man! Been subbed since the YZ125 vids. Keep it up!
Thanks!
@@zachdavis3974 me too! i love them keep up the good work!
Just got a rm 250 and I’m 13 everyone said I was too little so now the next bike I get will be a big bore. Ride safe man!
My best friends dad growing up had an I.T 490 He would let us ride when we were like 14-15 years old. Looking back at it as an adult im thinkin " I can't believe he let us on that fucker " never crashed it tho that thing was honestly scary.
😂😂. my dad had a predator 500 and my first time on it i popped the clutch and did a wheelie on accident
He let you ride it because it was not the era of the pussies
I also had an 85 kx500 at 14. The bike was literally too scary to disrespect! You knew not to mess with it....that bike was riding you not you riding it lol.
Disrespect the bike and it will let you know very quickly who's in charge. They are real monsters!
I'm happy with a 125. Never had a chance to run a 500. Don't think I want to. They are absolute animals. But to watch someone that's got the cajones, it's awesome.
Have fun and stay alive to remember it!
2 Strokes can be pretty hairy.
Thanks for the footage. 👍
zach, dont be afraid to rev the two stroke. during your test, you were shifting it like a four stroke and it was definitely not giving its best. would be interesting to redo the test, but this time wringing its neck ! a great video.
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🌟Extremely awesome bike my friend & definitely demands respect. Never had a chance get one ! Torque monster , had a CR 500 many moons ago & was in a near fatal car crash, had to sell during 3 year recovery, wasn't fair to the bike . When't to quads ,350 banshee & 500 Quadzilla . Them KX & CR's goes for a small fortune now days $$$$ in poor shape. Amazing bike & my favorite color out of the too. safe travels dude🏍😎
I had 2 KX 500s. A 2004 and a 1985 model. They would both top out about 80. My 1985 Husky XC500 would run 97 in 5th gear, and it had one more gear to go. I ran out of smooth dirt road before I ran out of gears.
Nice vid
Many years ago I had a KX500 and a CR500.
I miss them both very much.
I bought a brand new KX500 back in '04, the last year of them. That bike was a blast to ride, but you had to be very careful with it. If the dirt was dry, it would get a lot of wheel spin, but then if you hit a spot that was moist and tacky, it would suddenly get traction and the front end would come up without warning. And you're right, it pulls just as hard in 5th gear as it does in 2nd, it's crazy. I mostly rode it in wide open fields because you run out of room really quick doing 70+ mph so small areas were no good for riding it, needed a lot of space. The vibration was horrible, but the bike was so much fun I didn't care about that too much. I sold it in '08 to get a dual sport bike and regret selling it to this day!
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LOVED my 94 KX5 I wish I never sold it
What a beast 🔥
A beautiful machine
That's a beast of a bike!
Back in 79 i had my Yamaha XT500 up to 85+ on a beach in North Carolina
Man I love that sound
Sure wish they'd bring back the large displacement 2 strokes, I sure do miss them.
Who doesn’t?
@@zmoney881 Apparently you and I and many, many others.
It still doesn't make sense to me why they don't make these anymore. Or anything two stroke really. It must have something to do with emitions because theres no other reason to get rid of em.
@@Nate-ev6sg money. Look at the price of bikes in the 80-90s everybody had bikes.
That's a fast bike be careful don't be afraid of it but respect it and be loose on it if you stay all tense and nervous it's gonna get you , I know ! My Suzuki TS 250 J Savage would pull all the way to 70 mph and top out at 90 mph hella bike and comfortable feeling too
dude out of all the bikes you ride, what's your favorite all around "fun" bike on the track? Yami 125? Actually top 3?
I miss my 1986 KX500 ! Had lots of fun at Ross Downs and running cross country at the Flying "P" Ranch here in Weatherford, Texas !
Is the flyin P still open ? Went there when I was a kid
No, sadly it closed around 2001. Shortly thereafter Mr. Pope passed away and the kids sold off a big chunk for development. Now we have to go to Rocky Ridge North of Decatur to trail ride or enduros or to Twin Hills at Lake Bridgeport. Lots of great memories at the Flyin P !
Oh yeah, we used to go out there a lot, back in the '90's before it closed down. Man I was so sad to see it go! Seems like they had at least two practice tracks, and of course tons of trails and a few good steep hills too. I had a '91 DR350 back then. After that, for years we didn't have a good place to ride around here, so we would just go to Colorado and Utah to ride on vacation (which is awesome by the way). I rode at Bridgeport once a few years ago. Then discovered Central Texas Off-Road down near Salido, Tx, near Temple. It's a members only thing, but visitors can ride three times a year or you can join. They have 3500 acres with several very good trail loops of various difficulty. Also some extremely tough single track hill climbs on the black diamond loops.
If your thinking of videos I’m pretty sure all of us wouldn’t mind a couple more track days on the beast. I got a 88 cr500 and now I’m looking for a kx500.
I’m looking for a yz490, all of these bikes are just amazing
That looks fun… 👍
Gotta love a 2 stroke. When I ride my rn 250 I wind the gears out all the way but I’ve never had enough room to go into 5th
Do it on longass road
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Love it
My dad bought a cr500 when he was 16(1983) when he rode it home, it wheelied in 4th gear
I'm just amazed he could kick it! What a beast!
I had an '04 that I bought new back then. It's really not that hard to kick, you just can't fool around, you have to really kick it through hard, sort of like trying to kick start the old early '80's big bore four-strokes, like a DR500 or XR600. Those are actually a little harder to kick really.
I love Kawasaki 2 stroke
Awesome video dream bike is a kx500
Had KZ 1000 1979 shaft drive .that 2 struck got to be sick
30 years ago I had a 1988 YZ490 Boysen reeds TTS oil hot plug sports air filter a I think 48 tooth rear sprocket and a 15 tooth on front, in Oz a friend had a radar gun and clocked the bike at 111 mph which is 180 kph...
I had a 94. The vibrations get old fast especially when you try a bike that doesn't vibrate. You can balance the crank and tighten the mounts though.
would a heavier flywheel help at all? Or rubber washers all around the bike?
@@ncopp4358 No rubber. the mounts need to be solid and tight. If you’re working on a 500 do your research. Lots of things can be done to improve them.
@@generalsixty2133 Yeah even a cz250 vibrates like all hell. I had to weld every single bolt because no matter what I did they'd slowly vibrate loose.
@@satanlucifer1003 red thread locker.....
@@satanlucifer1003 guess there’s no rebuild in the future since you welded the bolts on?
I had a '88 KX500, called it the Mighty Green Dragon. Geared it down for trail riding, that just made it more violent. I think the 125 and the 500 had about 5 pounds in weight difference, big difference in power.
Some genious kid converted a 6.7 cummins into a poppet valved loop charged spark ignited 2 stroke running methanol/ethanol and it make a racket and 1150 hp! i got an 8v92 2 stroke and a small block 4l johnson side oiller 2 stroke and XD-100 BRP is not cheap for the both of them. My OMC wankle rotary burs the same oil at 40:1 thought but brp xd-100 is the best oil for my detroit 2 stroke, 4L small block and rotary though.
@@jlo13800 my bike has 21 gears and a bell,it's crazy
I remember in the early 80s George Jobe and a few other pro riders geared the bike to over 120mph on the beach in Southern England, some say one got near 135mph on a ktm500
Nice riding 🏍🏍🏍
Just a quick question, where is your go pro mounted
Depends on final gear ratio and front n rear sprocket and also rear tire size then rpm and you coukd calculate it and check
Rod Bush did 123. something on a 1981 KTM-495 dual shock & air-cooled. Way back in 81-82.
the old 2 strokes are the best ngl
That's a good bike don't ever get rid of it
The KX500s vibrate WAY more than the CR500s. The Honda handles way better too, more like a 250. The KX handles like a tugboat. As a desert rider/racer my 2000 CR500 I machined the case saver and did two up on the front and three down on the back gear. You don't even want to know what MPH it did if you think that was fast LOL. Heavily modified motor as well.
I have an 8v92 2 stroke detroit and run 6 gallons of BRP-XD-100 2 stroke oil and my neighbore about call the cops
i through in about 3 gallons of amsoil dominator 2t in here and it works great!
You know Larry Roesler is watching this chuckling to himself right now........80 wholeeeeeeee miles per hour eh? Pffffffffffttttttt!!!! Nothing better than the two stroke big bores, well done!
Def needs a little fine tuning on the carb. Things an absolute monster.
My 89 kx500 factory sprockets right off the show room floor ran 105 mph. It's had a history of being stolen but 2 yrs later recoverd it, in the process of restoring it as of today. Hard to find parts for it in some circumstances.
Badass bike! That barb wire on either side of the road be scary tho.
Great video. Wanna feel vibrations. 1981 YZ 490 THATS A BALL BREAKER😂😂😂😂😂😂
What’s your mic and cam set up?
Looking to get a dirt bike. I just have one question. How does this compare to my supersports 600cc? Yamaha r6. Obv my bike has the top end, but in terms of low end torque and pull. I would probably get a 250 4 stroke, but I just want to know. Thankyou
Nothing nothing nothing like the great five-hundo!!!!👍✌
I'm going to do a top speed run on my KX500, stay tuned folks.... Nice video 📹 👍
Excelente video
Hell yea boy!!!!!! I dont care what anyone says. 2 strokes are the best things ever and a 500cc 2 stroke of any brand is badass. Ive only been on a few and they omly had 4 gears and the seat was like a couch. But yea you cannot have any more fun on earth than on a dirtbike. I like quads too , dont get me wrong, a banshee is a dream too. Ride em boys and wring em out!!!!
I had the luxury to ride a '04 450exr for a few days at Glamis one year, and another trip got to ride the badass kx500 for a few days aswell both with paddle tire of course. If you want to go fast ride a KTM 4 stroke, the KX500 is fun but I kept on trying to hit that phantom next gear that just wasn't there ' great moto-x bike though.
My mate still has his 1989 KX 500...it feels like it's doing a million miles an hour and it's LOUD when you are riding it.
I miss my KX500. Power valve makes the power so much more manageable than my CR500's. Far less vibration as well. I managed to get my KX500 up to 86mph in my top speed video.
That's so true. I rode a CR500 years ago and the power curve was a bit scary. But I had an '04 KX500 that was very manageable because of the power valve. It felt like just tons of power throughout the rev range without any crazy hit, but still, as light as it was with all that power, it still pulled extremely hard. Every dirt bike I've ridden since then feels very tame and smooth in comparison. Lol
Gives new respect to the Gladiators that raced those monsters.
Need more 500 2 stroke vids! Make it street legal next =)
And I just subscribed =) worthy channel!
There has to be more. My 80 KTM 420MC (actually a Penton) has been clocked at 95 with a quarter throttle left. Scary no matter what you ride, to be sure. Love the big 2 strokes!
I tried to find a KTM 420 ! 😊
do you do any sweet jumps on that thing?
What sprock is it on the back, is it a 48 tooth?
I used to have a 1975 250 Can Am and it topped out at 85. It beat a 1970 440 challenger in the 1/8 mile. It would pull a wheelie in all 5 gears. One day I popped the gas to it at 50 mph in 3rd gear and the front wheel shot up and I almost went all the way over at 50 mph. It was a street legal bike. I'm a transplanted Texan in the Pacific Northwest.
Brave on gravel lol … mean ass bike !!
Nice 💪
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Its scary to hear people say "top speed" and "500" at the same time, what a beast!
If you don't own a 500. "It's a 500 thing you wouldn't understand"
The easiest wat to explain it is this. Most guys that ride 500's need that extra power to carry there huge balls.
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Nice one - it just wants to go - what's your mate riding ?
I had a 2001 KX500 i bought to ride in the desert...I live in AZ .....I got mine up 83 mph once .....the thing scared the shit out of me and i sold it 8 months later knowing if i kept it i would get dead or hurt bad. I only used 3 gears 2nd 3rd and 4th ....
Owed kx420 in 1982 and a kx 500 in 1998 both mega beasts